A Hibbing man has been appointed by Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty to the board of electricity.
Joseph Vespa was named today as one of eleven Minnesotans appointed to the board.
The board adopts the most current edition of the National Electrical Code, reviews requests for interpretations, issues final interpretations, and adopts rules that regular the licensure or registration of electrical businesses, electrical contractors, master electricians, journeyman electricians, Class A installer, Class B installer, power limited technicians, and other persons who perform electrical work.
The 12-member board includes the commissioner of Labor and Industry.
Vespa is a senior electrical engineer at Barr Engineering Co. in Hibbing. He also owns and operaates Vespa Engineering Inc., a small electrical contracting firm whose main purpose is to wire houses for Habitat for Humanity.
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Vespa has over 16 years experience in the design of electrical systems and holds a Class A master electrician's license. Vespa's term on the board of electricity expires Dec. 31, 2011.
